DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/10/2025 Duedate: 12/23/2025
DAL SHANG ARENA
DM 65 TURN 872
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LAZY LESTER
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
(65-8094) [23-13-1,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LAZY LESTER POSITION IS EMPTY
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
(65-8094) [23-13-1,122]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
HARRUMPH CHERRY BLOSSOM
SAND DANCERS (233) WEATHER (206)
(65-8021) [8-51-0,75] (65-1303) [10-6-0,68]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WHILST I CHATZY (809) 29
2. NIGHTSTORMERS (812) 12 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
3. SHADOW LIONS (274) 11 Unchartered Team
4. CLAN GLADIATOR (277) 3
5. TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 2 CLAN GLADIATOR (277)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)221 137 15 61.7 1/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 9 5 1
2/ 3 WHILST I CHATZY (809) 61 45 2 57.5 2/ 2 WEATHER (206) 6 2 0
3- 4 RIFF SANG LIKE (777) 42 32 1 56.8 3/ 7 WHILST I CHATZY (809) 4 4 0
4- 5 STORMLIGHT (813) 13 10 0 56.5 4- 4 RIFF SANG LIKE (777) 2 0 0
5/ 6 NIGHTSTORMERS (812) 15 12 0 55.6 5/ 5 NIGHTSTORMERS (812) 2 1 0
6/ 0*CLAN GLADIATOR (277) 19 16 3 54.3 6- 8 STORMLIGHT (813) 1 0 0
7/ 7 WEATHER (206) 63 59 1 51.6 7/ 6 TEMERE (816) 1 2 0
8/ 0 SANGUINE SAINTS (198) 139 131 13 51.5 8/ 9 SAND DANCERS (233) 0 3 0
9/ 0 SHADOW LIONS (274) 164 181 11 47.5 9/ 0 SANGUINE SAINTS (198) 0 2 0
10/ 8 SAND DANCERS (233) 1880 2088 57 47.4 10/ 0 SHADOW LIONS (274) 0 2 0
11/ 9 TEMERE (816) 10 18 0 35.7 11/ 0*CLAN GLADIATOR (277) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT -- Kolact DM 10 and Stormcrowe DM 45
Masked Mayhem Approaches! Choose Your Champion? If You Dare!
Attention, warriors and managers of ALASTARI!
A new game begins--not of brute strength alone, but of wits, will, and whispers. The
Masked Mayhem contest begins on Turn 1046 in Kolact (DM 10)! Each manager will
secretly select one of their warriors to don the metaphorical mask and fight for glory
in the shadows.
Double points await your masked gladiator--but beware! No one will know who walks
masked among us until the contest ends... Will your foes guess your masked warrior and
try to bring them down? Or will you distract them with feints and fodder?
To get started, send your masked gladiator selection (include warrior name and ID#) to
Master Darque at darquesorcery@gmail.com before Turn 1046 (DUE February 9, 2026), and
submit TWO (2) Team Roll Up Certificates (contact RSI by email CSR@reality.com). Then,
make sure your masked fighter shows up each round--they can't earn double points if
they--re sitting in the infirmary. Team maintenance is recommended for all
participating teams.
Will your mystery fighter rise in blood-soaked triumph? Or fall in obscurity?
Let the shadows stir, and the games begin?
Thanks,
Master Darque
Contest Coordinator
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RULES and ENTRY GUIDELINES
A. CONTEST SCHEDULE
1. Duration: 12 turns
2. Start: Turn 1046 (due February 9, 2026)
3. End: Turn 1057 (due July 13, 2026)
4. Submissions Needed:
a. Masked Gladiators (your team champion) must be sent to Master Darque no later
than February 9, 2026. Teams may participate without declaring a champion,
but it will be impossible for these teams to receive the bonus modifier.
Please send to darquesorcery@gmail.com.
b. Submit two (2) Team Roll-Up Certificates to Master Darque via RSI CSR.
5. Reveal: Masked Gladiators will be revealed in the Turn 1057 newsletter.
B. SCORING
1. Win: +3
2. Kill: +1
3. Lose: -1
4. Death: -1
Masked Gladiators score X2 each turn. (e.g. Masked Gladiator wins and kills his
opponent, so he would earn (+3 Win + 1 Kill) x 2 = 8 points. Similarly, a Masked
Gladiator for another team died. His point total would be (-1 Lose + -1 Death) x 2 = -
4 points.)
C. ADDENDA
1. If a Masked Gladiator dies during the course of the contest, all is not lost!
Managers may designate a second Masked Gladiator; however, their scoring will only
offer a multiplier of 1.5 for the duration of the contest.
2. If a Masked Gladiator GRADUATES during the course of the contest, managers may
designate a second Masked Gladiator. The multiplier will be reduced to 1.5 for the
duration of the contest.
3. Teams may not designate more than TWO (2) Masked Gladiators during the course of
the contest.
4. Once a gladiator is chosen as the Masked Gladiator, managers may NOT alter their
selection unless the designated warrior dies or graduates.
5. Masked Mayhem is a SINGLE-MANAGER event. You do not need a partner or team to
participate. It is every man and woman for themselves!
6. Managers may only field ONE (1) team in the contest.
D. Prizes
1. Endurance Award - Every participating Team will receive one (1) +1 Bonus Potion for
participating in all 12 rounds of the contest and in at least 55 of the 60
scheduled fights.
In addition, teams that participate in ALL the scheduled 60 fights will receive a
single ZAP Potion.
2. First Place Manager (choose 3 from the following)
a. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10
and have participated in the contest)
b. Move a warrior from another team (that you own) to your DM 10 squad (warrior
must be NATURAL and UNMODIFIED; there must be an open spot via death/dark
arena or graduation, warrior must be alive)
c. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
d. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
e. Limited Immortality (one (1) resurrection following death in DM 10)
f. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)
g. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)
3. Second Place Manager (choose 2 of the following)
a. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10
and have participated in the contest)
b. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
c. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
d. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out-of-bound warriors)
e. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)
4. Third Place Manager (choose 1 of the following)
a. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
b. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out-of-bound warriors)
c. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)
5. Roll-Up Certificates
a. 40% - First Place Manager
b. 30% - Second Place Manager
c. 20% - Third Place Manager
d. 10% - Masked Gladiator Champion (scored the most points during the contest)
i. Tie Breaker 1: Win/Loss Percentage
ii. Tie Breaker 2: Kills
iii. Tie Breaker 3: Head-to-Head Win/Loss vs. other team(s)
iv. Tie Breaker 4: Thunderdome! Two men enter; One man leaves! Let's hope it
doesn't come this far!
** Note: This contest will also be offered in DM 45. You may sign up for either or
both. DM 45 will be the same, but it will only run for 10 turns rather than 12.
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon DAL SHANG, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that
for a perceptive observation?) as WHILST I CHATZY can attest... SUMMER RAIN found
out that DAL SHANG isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster
here! So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead
trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
So much to report, so little time! Perhaps the warriors of TOURNAMENT BLUES 65
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... The warriors of
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 found their efforts at combat frustrated as WHILST I CHATZY
apparently had more important things to do than fight. If challenges were horses,
HARRUMPH could open up a fast food joint! GOD COMPLEX challenged BIG WHEELER! Who
says WHILST I CHATZY are just a bunch of wimps! GOD COMPLEX of WHILST I CHATZY kept
his wits as he won victory over BIG WHEELER.
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Admittedly
Death waits for no one, but me thinks TEGO BEL KESL of SANGUINE SAINTS (7-3-1) is
being sent off a little prematurely. Q: What's a record like 7-11-0 get you? A: A
free trip to the Dark Arena! This week's winner: BLOODSTONE OX of SANGUINE SAINTS!
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
Do not think spyreporting in DAL SHANG is the highlight of my life. My fingers
tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable
character. Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LAZY LESTER 8094 23 13 1 122 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LAWNMOWER MAN 8095 16 19 0 89 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
SCRATCHING POST 8096 6 1 1 79 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
HARRUMPH 8021 8 51 0 75 SAND DANCERS (233)
CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303 10 6 0 68 WEATHER (206)
-DEAN MARTIN 7912 7 4 0 67 RIFF SANG LIKE (777)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOD COMPLEX 8063 3 2 0 50 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
WINTER SOLSTICE 1690 9 7 0 42 WEATHER (206)
ULTRANEGATOR 8123 9 12 0 39 TEMERE (816)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151 4 3 1 30 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
BIG WHEELER 8152 4 3 0 30 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
LITTLE HAT JONES 8142 6 8 0 26 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SIGZIL 8143 1 0 0 16 STORMLIGHT (813)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ADINERAE PALAEL 2474 0 1 0 CLAN GLADIATOR 277 SMALL BELRAN 872 NONE
JHULAE ABAEIR 2099 3 4 0 CLAN GLADIATOR 277 QUEEN OF STEEL 872 NONE
BLOODSTONE OX 1625 7 12 0 SANGUINE SAINTS 198 BLACK STORM 872 NONE
TEGO BEL KESL 1919 7 4 1 SANGUINE SAINTS 198 OLTA THE TREE 872 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
KUY QADWYT 6372 0 1 0 SHADOW LIONS 274 DELHARAN THE SIL 872 NONE
UGOMN D'RIGH 6387 0 1 0 SHADOW LIONS 274 SERPENT SLAYER 872 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TEGO BEL KESL was barely slain by OLTA THE TREE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BLOODSTONE OX was slaughtered by BLACK STORM in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
JHULAE ABAEIR was easily killed by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
KUY QADWYT was assassinated by DELHARAN THE SILENT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
UGOMN D'RIGH was butchered by SERPENT SLAYER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
ADINERAE PALAEL was murdered by SMALL BELRAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
LAWNMOWER MAN was vanquished by MIDNIGHT MUFFIN in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
SCRATCHING POST handily defeated HARRUMPH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
GOD COMPLEX vanquished BIG WHEELER in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
LAZY LESTER won victory over SUMMER RAIN in a popular 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
CHERRY BLOSSOM overpowered ULTRANEGATOR in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided melee.
WINTER SOLSTICE savagely defeated LITTLE HAT JONES in a 11 minute competition.
BIG MOOSE WALKER demolished OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 15 - 4 - 0 79 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 8 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 9 - 3 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 8 - 0 47 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 10 - 0 44 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 23 - 0 32 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 872 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE LAZY LESTER 8094 23 13 1 122 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
SLASHING ATTACK SCRATCHING POST 8096 6 1 1 79 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
STRIKING ATTACK CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303 10 6 0 68 WEATHER (206)
WALL OF STEEL GOD COMPLEX 8063 3 2 0 50 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
PARRY-RIPOSTE WINTER SOLSTICE 1690 9 7 0 42 WEATHER (206)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HARRUMPH 8021. The most popular warrior this turn
was CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303. The ten other most popular fighters were LAZY LESTER 8094,
TEGO BEL KESL 1919, SCRATCHING POST 8096, BIG WHEELER 8152, GOD COMPLEX 8063, UGOMN
D'RIGH 6387, ADINERAE PALAEL 2474, LAWNMOWER MAN 8095, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, and BIG
MOOSE WALKER 8151.
The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE HAT JONES 8142. The other ten least
popular fighters were WINTER SOLSTICE 1690, HARRUMPH 8021, KUY QADWYT 6372, JHULAE
ABAEIR 2099, BLOODSTONE OX 1625, BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, LAWNMOWER
MAN 8095, ADINERAE PALAEL 2474, and UGOMN D'RIGH 6387.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
LAZY LESTER (65-8094) TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SUMMER RAIN (65-1234) WEATHER (206)
MIDNIGHT MUFFIN (65-8082) NIGHTSTORMERS (812)